Why the next government shutdown could be more severe. Legislature opens with a ‘call to arms’ against opiate manufacturers. Trib analysis: 92% of money donated to state lawmakers came from special interests.
Happy Tuesday. The federal government is open again after Congress passed a budget bill, but it’s really only temporary. We’ll be back facing another shutdown in 17 days since the stopgap bill only covers funding through Feb. 8, and with tensions already high, there’s another chance there could be another, more sustained closure. [Politico]
-> A Salt Lake Tribune analysis showed that 92 percent of all money raised for members of the state legislature in 2017 came from special interest groups, which raises questions about who actually has influence over Utah lawmakers.